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#65 - Where are your bottlenecks?
11 Jun 25
Organisations are evolving all the time as structures change and personnel change roles. But when this change occurs, how many bottlenecks are inadvertently being created?
How do you recognise them and what should be done to eliminate them?
Inadvertently created bottlenecks may be causi...
by Steve Strange β
Jun 14, 2025
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#64 - 'Despite you' or 'because of you'?
4 Jun 25
It's easy to be a lazy leader if you're that way inclined. Just sit back and let the troops do all the work!
Except very quickly you will lose all respect from them because whilst you may have the title, it doesn't mean a thing if you can't cut the mustard!
Lazy leaders get bypassed, bli...
by Steve Strange β
Jun 04, 2025
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#63 - The case for plain talking!
28 May 25
In the UK, the Plain English Campaign focussed on just that...improving communication! They had a point, because misread or misundertood messaging was found to be caused primarily by bad messaging. Rather than focussing on complexity, the key is ultimately to make it as simple as possib...
by Steve Strange β
Jun 01, 2025
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#62 - The silent threat within!
21 May 25
Working in a large Company does have it advantages. But it also has its downsides. Flexibility and agility of action are typically the areas that spring to mind! It is well-known that it takes time and effort to try and get a super-tanker to change course.
But there are also other areas...
by Steve Strange β
May 23, 2025
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#61 - Standards Matter!
14 May 25
Standards do matter!
They matter because they are the yardstick against which an organisation polices itself. They are also the benchmark against which an organisation measures itself in terms of consistency of output and level of acceptable behaviours.
If standards aren't maintained, o...
by Steve Strange β
May 16, 2025
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#60 - Eliminate clutter, increase clarity!
7 May 25
You can have vision, charisma, and a high-performing team but if your life is disorganised, your leadership will be too.
The leadership power move most people overlook is so obvious that it can be forgiven for being overlooked.
That is sorting out your personal administration and elimina...
by Steve Strange β
May 10, 2025
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#59 - The danger of sycophancy!
30 Apr 25
One of the most unappealing traits that humans are apt to display is that of sycophancy.
For a masterclass in this subject, I recommend that you tune in to a White House Cabinet meeting. It makes for unpleasant television.Β Any leader who relies on, or promotes sycophantic behaviour to f...
by Steve Strange β
May 03, 2025
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#58 - Have we lost the art of compromise?
23 Apr 25
Leadership is not an activity that lends itself to singletons. It thrives on collaboration and the ability to seek mutually beneficial gain.
Yet so many leaders only think in terms of a zero-sum game. The urge to win at all costs seems to overide any logical pursuit of solutions which w...
by Steve Strange β
Apr 23, 2025
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#57 - Stressed? What...me?
16 Apr 25
'I'm stressed' is something we all hear people say regularly. And the stress that is manageable varies from person to person as we all have different tolerances and resilience levels.
But, recognising when it has all got too much and admitting that you can't cope is the very first step ...
by Steve Strange β
Apr 17, 2025
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#56 - Are you building Situational Awareness (SA)!
9 Apr 25
Nobody exists in a vacuum, let alone be able to operate effectively within one.
Building Situational Awareness (SA) is one of the best ways to ensure that a leadser always stays one step ahead of any changes, threats or issues which are about to occur.
It buys valuable thinking and there...
by Steve Strange β
Apr 11, 2025
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#55 - Crisis? What crisis?
2 Apr 25
Crises can happen at any time. And, they do!
But there is a lot that can be done beforehand to prepare as much as practicable for eventualities. This is done through regular exercises and through building famailiarity with emergency response systems.Β
Nobody knows how they will react in ...
by Steve Strange β
Apr 03, 2025
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#54 - Is it time to make your next career move?
26 Mar 25
Knowing when to make a career move is something that vexes most people. It involves upheaval, uncertainty and there is most definitely a sense of stepping into the unknown.
There are undoubtedly some metrics to measure your situation against. But ultimately the key question to ask yours...
by Steve Strange β
Mar 27, 2025
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